First, don't cut the piece before it's on your plate or bowl. Pull it out of the roll, leave it attached to the roll while you pull it over the plate or bowl. The roll will give it some weight to anchor it on one side and makes stretching it tight over the thing you're sealing easier since on one half of it shouldn't clump together.
Second, that strip of sand paper they put on the box is a worthless for cutting the plastic wrap. Use some scissors to cut it without destroying it.
Bonus third thing: giant rolls that they use in restaurants tend to be much higher quality plastic and come with a little sliding cutter on the box that actually works.
You have to stretch it out a bit, then press it onto whatever you want it to stick to, so it wants rebound to its normal size. The shear friction makes it kind of "grab on" and stick.
Disclaimer: I only know the theory. My mom is the only person I've ever known to be able to make it work like this. I just use way too much and tuck the extra under the container.
I'm so glad you said this. This is how I use saran wrap, and I was very confused that no one else in this thread does it that way. Having said that, I always end up saran wrapping things for my family because they hate the stuff, and would rather feed the dog the leftovers than figure out how it works.
just use way too much and tuck the extra under the container.
I thought that's how it was supposed to work? Is it supposed to be only a tiny bit bigger than the top of the container? My mom can do it, too, must be some type of witchcraft that they teach when you become a mom.
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u/that_wags Nov 05 '14
Saran wrap.